Dutee Chand bags gold in National Athletic meet
Bhubaneswar : Notable sprinter Dutee Chand again proved herself as the fastest runner of India in youth girls event by bagging gold medal in the 100 meter race of the 10th National Youth Athletic Championship-2013 started at BR Stadium, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. Duttee clocked 11.85 seconds to fetch the top award. However, her state-mate Sekunta Kullu received the bronze medal with timing of 12.60 seconds and the silver medal claimed by West Bengal athlete Suchismita Roy with 12.38 second. Dutee was confident to break her won National Record in this event created last year at Bangalore (11.80 Sec) but due to clay track and with very hot at Guntur it was not possible to rewrite the record.
In long jump Sekunta Kullu finished 4th position and she has covered the distance with 5.34 meters. In this event gold and silver medal received by Tamilnadu athletes Karthika and Akshaya Sonasri respectively and they covered the distance with 5.53 and 5.52 meter and bronze medal won by Karnataka athlete S Praneetha Pradeep with distance of 5.48 meter. The Odisha team consisting of six girls and three boys athletes are participating in the three-day-long meet.
On the inaugural day Odisha team has participated in girls 100mtr run and longjump event. In boys group Octathlon event (consisting of eight events) started and it will finish on Sunday. Subhas Xess of the State is in this event.
Sub-junior hockey teams leave for national meet
Bhubaneswar : Odisha sub-junior boys and girls teams left on Saturday to participate in the 3rd Sub-Junior National Hockey Championship (final zone) at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh from May 21 to 27. Odisha sub-junior hockey boy’s team had been champion for consecutively last two years (2011and 2012) in the National Championships. Boys team: Riyadan Tudu, Ajay Kandulana, Deepsan Tirkey, Suman Kujur, Neelam Sanjib Xess, Minil Toppo, Suman Beck, Swarag Prakash Minz, Ashis Kumar Topno, Tikei Kujur, Biju Ekka, Suraj Minz, Amit Chirmako, Nitin Mukesh Tigga, Sudhir Kujur, Aswin Kujur, Punit Kujur, Rakesh Tete, coach PK Sarangi.
Girls team: Artireshma Toppo, Rashmita Ekka, Ashmita Barla, Punam Minz, Rashmita Minz, Susanti Dung Dung, Priyanka Ekka, Mariana Kujur, Elima Minz, Sarojini Ekka, Priyanka Kujur, Manju lakra, Asim Kanchan Barla, Rosalia Tirkey, Anjuna Minz, Khusboo Kujur, coach Florencia Ekka.
FAO 1st division Football league begins today
Bhubaneswar : In the inaugural match of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday defending champion Odisha Police would meet YVCG, in formed Football Association of Odisha secretary Sanjay Behera. In this league 26 first division clubs are divided into six groups and the top two teams of each group will qualify to super league stage of the league. So there will be 12 clubs in the super league and these 12 Clubs will be divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group will qualify to semifinals.
The champion team will receive the trophy along with cash prize of Rs 1 lakhs and the runners-up to be richer by Rs 50,000.
Odisha Cricket Association and Odisha Olympic Association secretary Asirbad Behera will inaugurate the meet and Cuttack city mayor Soumendra Ghose, MlA Debashish Samantary will present on the occasion.